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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

How Much Is Enough?

Most of us, at one time or another in our lives, have wished for more money, but the longer we live, the more we learn just how unimportant it is to have a lot of money. I like this quote. "The best thing about getting old is that all those things you couldn't have when you were young, you no longer want. ~L.S. McCandless

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Years ago I read an entertaining narrative told by the chief accountant of one of the wealthiest men who ever lived: John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Mr. Rockefeller was a very smart, shrewd fellow. You can get some idea of his attitude toward money from a little anecdote which is supposed to have happened. When someone asked him: "How much money is enough money?" John D. is said to have replied: "Just a little bit more."

Well, this rich Rockefeller eventually passed away. As his vast estate was being settled, someone inquired of his accountant: "Just how much did he leave behind?" Without a moment's hesitation, the accountant answered, "All of it!"